Actors to Pay Tribute To David Merrick

Published: July 16, 2000

A tribute to the Broadway producer David Merrick, featuring songs from his musicals and reminiscences by colleagues and writers, is to take place on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Mr. Merrick died in April at the age of 88.

The tribute, which is open to the public, will include performances by Brent Barrett, Andrea McArdle, Howard McGillen, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Karen Ziemba and Melissa Brezinsky. Speakers will include Clive Barnes, Mary Rodgers Guettel, Howard Kissel, Rocco Landesman, Samuel Liff and Jerry Orbach.